Graecism noun. ['gri:sɪz(ǝ)m, 'grʌɪ-] Also Grecism ['gri:sɪz(ǝ)m]. L15.
[French grécisme or medieval Latin Graecismus, from Graecus Greek: see -ISM.]
1. The Graecismus, a grammatical treatise in Latin, of the early 13th cent. Only in L15.

2. A Greek idiom, grammatical feature, etc., esp. one as used in some other language. L16.
■ Addison Milton..has infused a great many..Graecisms..into the Language of his Poem.

3. Greek spirit, style, mode of expression, etc.; adoption or imitation of any of these. E17.

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